With Rose's chair empty on the New York set of "CBS This Morning," his co-hosts, Norah O'Donnell and Gayle King, directly addressed the sexual harassment allegations, with King saying, "Charlie does not get a pass here."

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“I really am reeling. I got 1 hour & 42 minutes of sleep last night, both my son and my daughter called me. Oprah called me and said, are you okay? I am not okay. After reading that article in the Post, it was deeply disturbing, troubling and painful for me to read.” - @GayleKingpic.twitter.com/EQoEBHFkUr

King added that she considered Rose a friend and held him in high regard, but was struggling because “what do you say when someone that you deeply care about has done something so horrible?"

O'Donnell sternly condemned the acts allegedly committed by Rose.

“This is a moment that demands a frank and honest assessment about where we stand and more generally the safety of women,” she said. “Let me be very clear. There is no excuse for this alleged behavior. It is systematic and pervasive."

“This is a moment that demands a frank and honest assessment about where we stand and more generally the safety of women. Let me be very clear. There is no excuse for this alleged behavior. It is systematic and pervasive and I've been doing a lot of listening." -- @NorahODonnellpic.twitter.com/9P69QN7spu

Both women said they had not been in contact with Rose since the news broke Monday afternoon.

King and O'Donnell's statements came after a bombshell Washington Post report in which eight women alleged Rose sexually harassed them.

"This I know is true: Women cannot achieve equality in the workplace or in society until there is a reckoning and a taking of responsibility," O'Donnell said. "This will be investigated. This has to end. This behavior is wrong. Period."

Rose, who was also a contributing correspondent to "60 Minutes" was fired from CBS on Tuesday. The network called the allegations "extremely disturbing and we take them very seriously."

PBS and Bloomberg, who air the "Charlie Rose" show have pulled the program from its schedules.

"PBS was shocked to learn today of these deeply disturbing allegations,” the network said in a statement. “We are immediately suspending distribution of 'Charlie Rose.'"

Rose has since apologized saying he is "greatly embarrassed" by his behavior.

See Rose's full statement below:

"In my 45 years in journalism, I have prided myself on being an advocate for the careers of the women with whom I have worked.Nevertheless, in the past few days, claims have been made about my behavior toward some former female colleagues.

It is essential that these women know I hear them and that I deeply apologize for my inappropriate behavior. I am greatly embarrassed. I have behaved insensitively at times, and I accept responsibility for that, though I do not believe that all of these allegations are accurate. I always felt that I was pursuing shared feelings, even though I now realize I was mistaken.

I have learned a great deal as a result of these events, and I hope others will too. All of us, including me, are coming to a newer and deeper recognition of the pain caused by conduct in the past, and have come to a profound new respect for women and their lives."